We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
507 of its 884 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 376 of Israel's 507 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. 209 of Jerusalem's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
328 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 165 of Vietnam's 328 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (149 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
107 of its 398 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 149 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
20 of its 74 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Richmond Hill's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
61 of its 215 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
96 of its 439 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 23,127 stories about harm among 130,505 counted on 6 Apr.
In Vietnam's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 130,505 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. On 6 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Israel stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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